The longitudinal spinal cord injury: Lessons from intraspinal plexus, cauda equina and medullary conus lesions

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 109, Issue , 2012, Pages 337-354

  Carlstedt, Thomas ^a   Havton, Leif ^b  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84867830162     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52137-8.00021-8     Document Type: Chapter

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